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palmigrade

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
palmi-grade
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Putting the whole foot on the ground when walking, like some mammals do.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin palma (“palm of the hand”) + -grade (“means of walking”).

Frequently Paired Words

digitigrade

Questions

What does palmigrade mean?
Putting the whole foot on the ground when walking, like some mammals do.
Where does palmigrade come from?
From Latin palma (“palm of the hand”) + -grade (“means of walking”).

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